The Tourism official further explained that Duterte has also ordered the DOT and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources to check and close establishments with violations.

Alegre further revealed that Department of Interior and Local Government Officer-in-Charge Eduardo Ano will also file charges against local government officials who to continue to release permits to erring business owners.

Alegre also exposed that, during a House Committee hearing on Tourism, it was discovered that only 118 of the 500 tourism establishments in Boracay were inspected by the DENR and the Boracay Water Company.

Out of the 118 establishments, only 25 have connected to the main sewage line of the island known for its white beaches, and some connected their sewage line to the water drainage line.